Ok I understand the PW is In many circumstances a very fine device with superior build quality.

Anybody who change his opinion about eye straining a little bit, after the first enthusiasm is over?

Can we say a non glow display has no benefit more, and should disappear in near future?

My Paperwhite is still my primary eReader. A Kobo Glo is my secondary. I think we are still a couple iterations away from being able to bring front-lighting to most/all eReaders, but we are getting pretty close.

It's not the light that makes the PW better for me, but the higher resolution. If you compare the two side-by-side, the PW has distinctly sharper and crisper text as a result of the higher resolution. The light is just a "nice to have" thing.

agreed with this. the text is far sharper on the PW which makes it even more relaxing to read on (less eyestrain). i can even set the fonts to the lowest setting and read very comfortably.

given the choice i think it's a no brainer to go with a pw over the touch but if cost is an issue the decision obviously becomes more complex.